Reproducibility of asystole during head-up tilt testing in patients with neurally mediated syncope

Europace

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 365-367

  Foglia Manzillo, Giovanni ^a   Romano M ^b   Corrado, G ^a   Tagliagambe, L M ^a   Tadeo, G ^a   Spata, M ^a   Spinelli, A ^b   Grieco, A ^b   Santarone, M ^a  

^a VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b RHO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asystole; Head up tilt test; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 0036822056     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.2002.0260     Document Type: Article

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